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Liverpool have conceded defeat in the race to sign their top transfer target,
Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, wanted the Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder
to be his marquee signing this summer, but last night Borussia Dortmund
agreed a £21 million fee with the Ukrainian club. Despite Liverpool’s
complex negotiations with Mino Raiola, Mkhitaryan’s agent, they never held
formal talks with the Armenian.

Decent bets

Tottenham Hotspur have entered the race for Nacer Chadli, the winger
who has attracted interest from Swansea City, Aston Villa and Fulham.
The Belgium player, 23, scored ten times for Twente last season but has